June 6th famous deaths

List of celebrities and famous people who died on June 6th

2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on June 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2020

• Carnel Echols

  Carnel Echols was a prominent civil rights activist who fought for racial equality and justice in the United States.

• Oluwatoyin Salau

  American activist involved in the Black Lives Matter movement.

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on June 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

• Pallie Schildkraut

  Known for research on DNA replication and the discovery of Okazaki fragments.

2017

• Essam Khashoggi

  Saudi Arabian arms dealer and businessman.

• Adnan Khashoggi

  Saudi Arabian billionaire known for his international arms deals.

• Vin Garbutt

  Renowned English folk singer and songwriter.

2016

• Viktor Korchnoi

  Russian chess grandmaster; arguably the best player never to become world chess champion (b. 1931)

• Peter Shaffer

  British playwright. he is known for his ability to seamlessly transition from drama to farce to the pain of the human soul. his works include "five finger exercise", 1958, "the private ear and the public eye," 1962 and "black comedy," 1965. he also wrote "equus," 1973, and "amadeus". he is the twin to playwright anthony shaffer.

2015

• Orvell Eugene

  Renowned American painter known for his abstract expressionist works.

• Aarthi Agarwal

  Indian-American actress known for her work in Telugu and Hindi films.

• Kalief Browder

  Kalief Browder was a young African-American man who was wrongfully accused of robbery and spent three years in Rikers Island jail without trial, leading to his eventual suicide.

• Hennie Symington

  Hennie Symington was a South African cricketer who played as a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler.

• Ludvík Vaculík

  Czech journalist and author; noted for the two thousand words which inspired the prague spring (b. 1926)

2014

• Anacleto Angelini

  Anacleto Angelini was an Italian businessman and entrepreneur who founded the Angelini Group, a diversified conglomerate with interests in pharmaceuticals, real estate, and other industries.

• Lorna Wing

  Known for her work in autism research and coining the term 'Asperger syndrome.'

2013

• Jerome Karle

  American crystallographer and academic; awarded the 1985 nobel prize in chemistry for research into the molecular structure of chemical compounds (b. 1918)

• Krishna Baldev Vaid

  An acclaimed Indian writer and scholar who wrote extensively in Hindi and English.

• Esther Williams

  American actress and swimmer, who became a swimming champion and became a leading lady in aquatic extravaganzas during the '50s, '60s and '70s. she starred in 26 movies, most of them when she was wet. williams' films include "easy to love" 1953 and "jupiter's darling" 1954. she won a golden globe award for her 1953 film, "million dollar mermaid", and …

• Einar Thomassen

  Norwegian politician who served as Minister of Defence and Minister of Justice.

• Ester Williams

  American actress and competitive swimmer known for her roles in aquatic-themed films.

2012

• Vladimir Krutov

  Russian ice hockey player; together with igor larionov and sergei makarov, formed the famed . (b. 1960)[196]

2011

• Dover Dana

  Pioneer in computer science and artificial intelligence.

• Kjell Bækkelund

  Norwegian journalist and editor.

• Janey Cutler

  Janey Cutler gained fame as a talented singer later in life.

2010

• Elih Eliyahu

  Israeli rabbi and former Chief Rabbi of Safed.

• Marvin Isley

  American musician the isley brothers (born 1953).

• Khaled Saeed

  Egyptian police brutality; figure of the egyptian revolution, january 25, 2011

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on June 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

• Jean Dausset

  French scientist and physician, who was awarded the nobel prize in 1980 with two other people for their work on antigens. he was a blood physiologist and received many other awards for his research. his research and studies helped patients live with transplanted organs better and furthered our understanding of the immune system, particularly in relation to autoimmune disorders. he …

• Brinsley Couch

  Brinsley Couch was a British painter known for his abstract expressionist works.

• Jim Owens

  American college football head coach (born in 1927).

• Mary Howard de Liagre

  American actress (born 1913).

2007

• Julann Griffin

  Created the game show 'Jeopardy!'

• Faustino Saez

  Spanish painter known for his surrealist artworks.

2006

• Billy Preston

  American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (b. 1946)

2005

• Anne Bancroft

  American actress who has been on screen since 1952 and won the best actress oscar. for her roles in "the pumpkin eater", and "the graduate," she was nominated but didn't win the best actress oscar. in 1958, she was paired with henry fonda in "two for the seesaw", and received her first tony award. she also won the n.y. drama …

• Dana Elcar

  American actor and director (d. 2005)

2004

• Musiq Mathebula

  Renowned South African artist known for his vibrant and expressive paintings.

2003

• Dave Rowberry

  English pianist and songwriter (the animals), (d. 2003).

2002

• Veverly Carrington

  Renowned actress known for her roles in classic films.

• Robbin Crosby

  American singer-songwriter and guitarist (ratt), (d. 2002).

• Bertha Fagan

  Bertha Fagan was an American track and field athlete who excelled in sprinting.

2001

• Heloisa Maranhão

  Brazilian poet known for her lyrical and introspective works.

2000

• Cuthbert Daniel

  Pioneering figure in the field of statistics.

• Frederic Dard

  French writer (born 1921)

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on June 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

• Page Keeton

  American politician known for his contributions to education and civil rights.

• Sherman Kurland

  American physicist who made significant contributions to the field of nuclear physics.

1998

• Virginia Graham

  Virginia Graham was a popular American journalist and talk show host, known for her witty and insightful interviews.

• Ysmael Rivera

  Ysmael Rivera was a Puerto Rican professional boxer who competed in the lightweight and welterweight divisions.

• Hitoshi Motoshima

  Japanese politician who served as Mayor of Fukuoka.

1996

• Bertel Geismar

  Danish politician who served as Minister of Justice.

• Dayton C. Canaday

  Renowned chemist who made significant contributions to the field of organic chemistry.

• Jessie Shirley Bernard

  Jessie Shirley Bernard was a pioneering botanist who made significant contributions to the study of plant genetics.

• Klein Saenger

  German politician who served as a member of the Bundestag.

• George Davis Snell

  American geneticist and immunologist; awarded the nobel prize in physiology or medicine in 1980 for his studies of histocompatibility (b. 1903)

Jean Sinclair

At 88, a teacher/campaigner dies

George Snell

Nobel prize winner for american immunologist and geneticist

Glyn Worsnip

Broadcaster dies at 57

Richard Michael Hills

At 70, comedy script writer dies

1995

• Imam Elissa

  Singer, dies at 76

1994

• Mark McManus

  Scottish actor most well-known for portraying detective chief inspector jim taggart on the itv television series taggart, which ran for 11 years before his death.

• Barry Sullivan

  American film actor (b. 1912)

• Johnny Morey Downs

  Actor/singer (algiers red head), passes away at 80

• John Slot

  Mayor of eethen/ hardenberg/ ede

• Peter Graves

  American musician, athlete, announcer, and radio host. he was a usaf member for two years before he entered hollywood tv and movies. he was tall, handsome, and muscular, with a calm, commanding voice. he played tough, but understood good men. many of his roles were often westerns. also, "stalag 17," "a rage to live," as well as "the ballet of …

John Morey Downs

Actor / dancer / singer, dies at 80

Willie Humphrey

Jazz clarinetist dies at 93

Barry Sullivan

American ceo of first chicago, a financial banking institution. sullivan graduated from columbia in 1956 with a ba and the university of chicago in 1957, with an mba.

1993

• Cecil Harwood

  Cecil Harwood was a British journalist and author who made significant contributions to journalism during his career.

• James Bridges

  At 57, paper chase director and writer dies from cancer

• Peter Tazelaar

  At 73, adjutant to dutch queen wilhelmina dies

1992

• Thijs van Lier

  Lawyer/dutch mp (pvda) dies at 44

• Larry Riley

  Memphis, tennessee -- actor (harry-stir crazy, knots landing)

1991

• Stan Getz

  Renowned for his smooth and lyrical style of playing the saxophone.

• Stan Getz

  Philadelphia, pennsylvania -- jazz tenor saxophonist (benny goodman and jimmy dorsey).

• Larry Kert

  American actor and singer best known for his role in "west side story."

• Sylvia Porter

  American economist and writer. when her mother lost all her savings in the 1929 stock market crash, she switched her college major to economics. she wanted to understand why. she was 19 when she began writing a column in a magazine about the stock market. s.f. was a name that has been cherished by more than 40 million people. porter …

• Gertrude Neumark

  Renowned chemist who made significant contributions to the field of molecular spectroscopy.

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on June 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

• Epifanio Camacho

  Bolivian politician and military officer who played a key role in the Chaco War.

1988

• Kurt Hohenemser

  Kurt Hohenemser was a German-American aerospace engineer who made significant contributions to the development of helicopters.

• Thorvald Falkanger

  Norwegian politician known for his contributions to the Labour Party.

1987

• Fulton Mackay

  Fulton Mackay was a Scottish actor best known for his role in the TV series 'Porridge'.

• Marland Milton

  Marland Milton was an American politician who served as the Governor of Oklahoma from 1941 to 1947.

1986

• Pantelis Prevelakis

  A prominent Greek novelist and poet who is considered one of the most important figures in modern Greek literature.

• Hugh Ingram

  British journalist and editor known for his work at The Observer.

1985

• Siem Devout

  Dutch actor dies at 54

1984

• Seaton Robbins

  American politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas.

• A[rthur] Bertram Chandler

  Author (empresse of outer space), died at 72

• A Bertram Chandler

  Australian author (born 1912)

1983

• Hans Leip

  German author, poet, and playwright who wrote the lyrics of lili marleen (b. 1893)

1982

• Kenneth Rexroth

  Kenneth Rexroth was an American poet, essayist, and translator who was a central figure in the San Francisco Renaissance.

• Kenneith Rexroth

  Kenneith Rexroth was an American poet, translator, and critical essayist who played a significant role in the San Francisco Renaissance.

• Kenneth Rexroth

  American poet and academic (b. 1905)

1981

• Carleton S Coon

  American anthropologist (born in 1904)

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on June 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

• Jack Haley

  American basketball player: center, nets

• Jack Haley

  American film executive, co-founder, with david wolper, in wolper productions, inc., 1959. he was also the executive producer for "ripley's believe it or not" 1983 and "that's entertainment". he produced the academy awards in 1984 for the first time. in 1985, he produced "that's dancing", which was followed by the special "that's dancing". his work earned him several emmys.

1977

• Sophie Stewart

  Actress (as you like it), dies at the age of 69

1976

• J. Paul Getty

  American businessman, founded the getty oil company (b. 1892)

• J Paul Getty

  American industrialist (born in 1892)

• Victor Varconi

  Hungarian-american actor, director (d. 1976).

1975

• Derward Fagin

  American actor known for his roles in classic films.

• Thor Bjørklund

  Norwegian painter known for his landscape artworks.

• Larry Blyden

  American actor and host of game shows, best known for his performances on broadway and hosting the game show what's my line?

1974

• Gerald Loeb

  Gerald Loeb was a prominent financial journalist and author.

• Blanche Yurka

  Actress (tale of 2 cities and cry of werewolf), is killed at 86

• Frank Sutton

  American actor (born in 1923)

1972

• Ellwood Hendrick

  Ellwood Hendrick was a talented artist known for his unique style and innovative techniques.

1971

• Mervin Kelly

  Known for his work in microwave technology and radar.

• Arnold Elston

  Composer dies at 63

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on June 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1968

• Rodert Kennedy

  Rodert Kennedy was a U.S. Senator from New York and the younger brother of President John F. Kennedy.

• Randolph Churchill

  British Conservative Member of Parliament

• Robert Kennedy

  American politician and younger brother of President John F. Kennedy, known for his advocacy of civil rights and social justice.

• Randolph Churchill

  British politician and son of Winston Churchill.

• Robert F. Kennedy

  American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 64th united states attorney general (b. 1925)

Robert F Kennedy (Senator-Democrat-New York)

Los angeles, california, usa: 42 years old, gunshot wounds.

Franklin C Fry

Us minister (world rad of church).

1967

• Lauritz Brinch

  Danish poet known for his lyrical and reflective works.

• Edward G Givens Jr

  At 47, a major usaf/astronaut is killed in a car accident

1966

• Clelia Luisetti

  Italian physician known for her work in the field of tuberculosis research.

• Claudette Orbison

  In a motorcyle accident, roy orbison's wife, dorothy, is killed.

1965

• Lester Matthews

  (sir dennis-adventures of fu manchu), dies at 64

1964

• Tilley Soames

  Tilley Soames was a British stage and film actress who had a successful career in the early 20th century.

• Maximiano Martinez

  Chilean botanist who specialized in South American flora.

• Robert Warwick

  Actor (konga zorro, lady godiva), passes away at 85

1963

• William Baziotes

  American academic and painter (d. 1963).

1962

• Yves Klein

  French artist is considered an important figure in european post-war art. he is the leader of nouveau ra(c),alisme, a french artistic movement founded by pierre restany in 1960. klein is a pioneer in the creation of performance art and is considered an inspiration and forerunner of minimal art as well as pop art.

• Tom Phillis

  Australian motorcycle racer (d. 1962)

• Guinn Williams

  Actor, big boy-circus boy, dies from poisoning at 63

1961

• Kateryna Bilokur

  Renowned Ukrainian folk artist known for her colorful paintings.

• Carl Jung

  Swiss psychiatrist and author. he is noted for being an outstanding influence on the development of analytical psychotherapy, synchronicity and introvert-extrovert types as well as individuation, the personal-collective unconscious, and the theory and practice thereof.

• Carl Gustav Jung

  Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (b. 1875)

• Ioannis Theotokis

  Greek politician, 146th prime minster of greece (born 1880).

1960

• Chlora Blair

  Renowned educator known for her contributions to early childhood education.

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on June 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1958

• Lily Theresa Strickland

  Composer dies at 71

1956

• Hiram Bingham

  American explorer who rediscovered the ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu in Peru.

• Margaret Wycherly

  Actress (claudia) dies at 74

1955

• Arend Maatkamp

  Dutch sculptor known for his works in bronze and stone.

• Max Meldrum

  Scottish-australian painter and educator (b. 1875)

• Max Meldrum

  Australian painter, known for his pioneering australian tonalism (representative style of painting) and portrait work, for whom he was awarded the archibald prize in 1940 and 1939.

1954

• Fritz Kasparek

  Austrian mountaineer (born 1910)

1953

• Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake

  A surgeon in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during the Korean War, as portrayed in the TV series M*A*S*H.

• Columbus O'Donnell Iselin

  American astronomer known for his work on the orbits of comets and asteroids.

1951

• Silver Donald Cameron

  Scottish poet and author of 'The Silver Bough'.

• Olive Tell

  American singer and actress (d. 1951).

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on June 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1948

• Pelham Edgar

  American novelist and playwright who wrote popular mystery and detective fiction.

• Louis Lumière

  French scientist and cinematographer. his brother auguste was his co-inventor of the cinematograph. it is a combination motion picture camera, printer and projector. although there are many people who can claim to be the original inventors of cinematography, louis lumia're is the most prominent. louis and auguste invented the apparatus that projected motion pictures onto a screen. they produced some …

• Louis Lumiere

  French movie pioneer (born 1864)

1947

• James Agate

  English author and critic (b. 1877)

1946

• Gerhart Hauptmann

  German playwright, poet, novelist, and dramatist. he is one of the most prolific and important german writers of his generation. he was the son of a hotelkeeper and studied art in breslau jena, rome, and rome. after a successful marriage in 1885, hauptmann began writing plays for the theatre. some of his plays are still being performed today. hauptmann was …

• Gerhart Hauptmann

  German novelist, poet, and playwright, nobel prize laureate (b. 1862)

1945

• Bowyn Oakenshield

  Bowyn Oakenshield was a renowned explorer who led several expeditions to uncharted regions and made significant contributions to the field of geography.

• Meinoud M Rost van Tonningen

  Anti semite / nsb (1937-41), suicide

1944

• Jarrette Burckhalter

  American soldier who served in World War II and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

• Danny Brotheridge

  British lieutenant, 1st to die during d-day

• Gerrit John van de Peat

  Executed at 41

1943

• Karl Landsteiner

  Discovered the blood groups A, B, AB, and O, revolutionizing blood transfusion medicine.

• Karl Landsteiner

  Austrian/us pathologist (nobel 1930), is killed at 74

• Pandelis Pouliopoulos

  Secretary of the communist party of greece (born 1900).

1941

• Louis Chevrolet

  French-born swiss-born american race car driver, founder of chevrolet motor car company in 1911 and founder, in 1916, of frontenac motor corporation which manufactured racing parts for ford's model t.

1940

• Winfield Loverin

  American writer and editor.

• E E Clive

  Actor (bulldog drummonds, night muss fall), died at 56

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on June 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

• Constantin Noe

  Megleno-romanian editor and professor (b. 1883)

• Ford Madox Ford

  Writer dies at 65

1937

• Jean Harlow

  Jean Harlow was a popular American film actress known for her roles in the 1930s.

1935

• Julian Byng

  1st viscount byng of vimy, english field marshal and politician, 12th governor-general of canada (b. 1862)

• Jacques Urlus

  Tenor (opera of leipzig song of the earth), is killed at 68

• Julian Byng

  1st viscount byng, vimy english field marshal and politician 12th governor general of canada (d. 355)

1934

• Julije Kempf

  Croatian writer and historian (born 1864).

1931

• Cora Marsland

  British writer and novelist.

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on June 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1928

• Heinrich Gottlieb Noren

  Composer dies at 67

1926

• Meyer London

  American socialist and labor leader who served as a U.S. Representative.

• Henry Tate

  Tate & lyle was founded by an english businessman and philanthropist (d. 1899).

1925

• Pierre Louÿs

  French poet and writer known for his erotic and decadent works.

1922

• Lillian Russell

  American actress and singer (b. 1860)

• Lillian Russell

  American actress. she is the embodiment of gay '90s. her large hourglass figure, laced in a $3,900 corset, and her prominent stage roles make her the talk of town. diamond jim brady, her friend, was her favorite pastime. she enjoyed playing poker and riding horses. she was a feminist and journalist. in 1922, she was president harding's official emissary to …

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on June 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1917

• Iacob Moresianu

  Composer dies at 59

1916

• Yuan Shikai

  Chinese general and politician, 2nd president of the republic of china (b. 1859)

• Yuan Shikai

  Chinese politician and general president of the republic of china (d. 1966)

1914

• Walter T Watts-Dunton

  England, lawyer / poet / writer (aylwin)